Stem-clasping Bittercress (Ixeris sonchifolia)

抱茎苦荬菜bào jīng kǔ mǎi càiBaojingkumaicai

Ixeris sonchifolia · Plant

Ixeris, standing in for Ixeris sonchifolia
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; may cause allergic reactions in those sensitive to the daisy family; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Stem-clasping Bittercress for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

AppendicitisEnteritisHeadachePainful Wound From Knocks & FallsPostoperative PainPulmonary AbscessRelieve Pain & Disperse SwellingSore Swollen ThroatStomachacheWelling Abscess & Sore & Boil SwellingToothache

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Stem-clasping Bittercress does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve Toxin